20.9% ▲ +17.6%
Higher than 78% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2011: 17.8%
- 2016: 18.8%
- 2021: 20.9%
Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).
Verrierdale · Suburb / Locality
Ancestry & Birthplace in Verrierdale
Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.
English and Australian roots are the most common heritage for the people of Verrierdale. This creates a community where nearly half the population claims English ancestry and most residents were born within Australia.
Ancestry
The ancestries people most identify with.
English ancestry is the most frequent at 47%, followed by Australian at 30.9%. Other common heritage groups include Scottish (15.6%), Irish (14.5%), and German (6.6%).
Country of birth
Australia and the largest overseas communities.
About 20.9% of people here were born overseas, which is much higher than most similar areas, though this is a little below the Queensland figure. Most residents were born in Australia (73.5%), while the most common overseas birthplaces are England (8.2%) and New Zealand (3.1%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Verrierdale [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL32938/verrierdale/topic/ancestry-heritage